Tama Livestock Feeder Cattle Special Market Report

Tama, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Friday, January 16, 2026

1,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $342.32/cwt -13.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,828/hd at 826 lb · 268 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.94/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,417/hd at 726 lb · 186 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.39/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,308/hd at 630 lb · 143 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,805	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–494	471	9	462.50–502.50	$483.84	$2,279	-32.77
505–529	524	26	430.00–500.00	$441.54	$2,314	-4.10
558–593	576	24	400.00–420.00	$410.42	$2,364	-28.37
606–646	624	102	381.00–417.50	$405.39	$2,530	-6.67
654–699	681	141	371.00–403.00	$392.57	$2,673	+0.77
702–748	728	142	373.00–395.00	$387.02	$2,818	+12.74
750–797	774	104	348.00–378.00	$367.10	$2,841	-4.05
805–848	826	268	331.00–350.00	$342.32	$2,828	-13.22
857–899	869	128	328.00–342.50	$335.41	$2,915	+0.79
901–910	902	22	323.00–324.00	$323.91	$2,922	-22.41
952	952	5	335.00	$335.00	$3,189	+33.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,980	-26.42
520–531	530	9	325.00–419.00	$403.85	$2,140	+2.71
578–590	586	9	357.50–395.00	$376.97	$2,209	+1.97
640–647	643	9	357.50–390.00	$377.99	$2,430	+41.64
658–690	668	6	305.00–375.00	$344.06	$2,298	-2.16
700–743	728	11	300.00–352.50	$346.14	$2,520	+13.65
750–799	781	14	330.00–355.00	$342.82	$2,677	+50.32
920–925	923	2	290.00–292.50	$291.25	$2,688	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	3	422.50	$422.50	$1,804	-29.32
450–487	477	24	410.00–435.00	$426.95	$2,037	+8.39
503–547	519	36	385.00–427.50	$400.86	$2,080	-6.68
563–599	589	67	363.00–400.00	$384.10	$2,262	-6.71
608–649	630	143	350.00–382.00	$366.39	$2,308	-0.67
650–683	667	41	350.00–357.50	$356.31	$2,377	+9.76
700–749	726	186	320.00–343.00	$332.94	$2,417	+23.94
759–799	789	116	314.00–327.00	$315.95	$2,493	-17.37
803	803	42	314.00	$314.00	$2,521	+59.00
853–879	865	36	290.00–315.00	$299.77	$2,593	+7.53
913–940	917	8	267.50–297.50	$286.18	$2,624	-11.32
998	998	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,595	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–485	469	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,829	+20.10
535	535	4	322.50	$322.50	$1,725	-32.89
560–581	578	31	302.50–361.00	$356.45	$2,060	+0.90
600	600	2	292.50	$292.50	$1,755	-48.80
651–695	670	12	322.50–335.00	$330.52	$2,214	—
703–733	718	13	295.00–310.00	$300.46	$2,157	+25.46
840	840	2	296.00–302.50	$299.25	$2,514	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.